Rituals of care: karmic politics in an aging Thailand

"This book takes an anthropological look at how the elderly are cared for in the northern Thailand city of Chiang Mai, where the author did most of her fieldwork, and where its society is rapidly aging. It explores care in practice from everyday tasks to care for one's group, care for the...

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1. Verfasser: Aulino, Felicity (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca ; London Cornell University Press 2019
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Zusammenfassung:"This book takes an anthropological look at how the elderly are cared for in the northern Thailand city of Chiang Mai, where the author did most of her fieldwork, and where its society is rapidly aging. It explores care in practice from everyday tasks to care for one's group, care for the polity and looks at how religious, social, and political structures affect this care"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiii, 193 Seiten
ISBN:9781501739729
9781501739736